Terminal position assurance device with sealing
US12160067B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5205
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal position assurance member for use with an electrical connector. The terminal position assurance member includes a rigid frame member and one or more compressible seals. The rigid frame member extends from a conduct receiving surface of the terminal position assurance member to a connector mating surface of the terminal position assurance member. The one or more compressible seals cooperate with the rigid frame member to provide sealing between the rigid frame member, a housing of the electrical connector and conductors inserted into the terminal position assurance member. Any insertion force applied to the conductor receiving surface of the rigid frame member will be translated through the rigid frame member to one or more terminals of the electrical connector, allowing the one or more seals to remain compressible to provide the sealing characteristics required.
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